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The mission of the Global Health Working Group is to explore and improve current and emerging states of health and human security worldwide.

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Climate change: estimated $38 trillion cost by 2949, polls on attitudes

Thu, 2024-04-18 13:23 — mike kraft

Climate change may cost $38 trillion a year by 2049, study says Data: Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research; Chart: Rahul Mukherjee/Axios Climate change through the middle of this century is likely to be far costlier than thought — to the tune of $38 trillion per year, a new study finds. Why it matters: The study finds the world economy is already headed for a loss of 19% of income per capita around the globe within the next 26 years due to historical emissions that will continue to warm the planet.... Andrew Freedman Axios

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Research into using wastewater testing to detect a variety of health threats

Thu, 2024-04-18 12:11 — mike kraft

What toilets can reveal about COVID, cancer and other health threats Nature - Wastewater testing grew tremendously during the pandemic. But is it ready to tackle the opioid crisis, air pollution and antibiotic resistance? Ladyzhets, Betsy nature

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WHO says risk of bird flu spreading to humans is ‘enormous concern'

Thu, 2024-04-18 12:01 — mike kraft

Risk of bird flu spreading to humans is ‘enormous concern’, says WHO Chief scientist voices fears about H5N1 variant that has ‘extraordinarily high’ mortality rate in humans The Guardian

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After early COVID pandemic uncertainty, WHO defines diseases spread 'through air'

Thu, 2024-04-18 10:09 — mike kraft

After COVID, WHO defines disease spread 'through air' The World Health Organization and around 500 experts have agreed for the first time what it means for a disease to spread through the air, in a bid to avoid the confusion early in the COVID-19 pandemic that some scientists have said cost lives. Jennifer Rigby Reuters

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Remdesivir cut death risk by up to 25% in adults with COVID and no added oxygen

Wed, 2024-04-17 17:54 — mike kraft

Remdesivir tied to 25% lower risk of in-hospital death in adults with COVID and no added oxygen The antiviral drug remdesivir cut death rates 17% to 25% in adults hospitalized for COVID-19 who didn't require supplemental oxygen at admission, suggests a large US study published yesterday in Open Forum Infectious Diseases. CIDRAP

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COVID-19 caused 21% excess of respiratory infections last winter--German study

Wed, 2024-04-17 17:37 — mike kraft

COVID-19 caused 21% excess of respiratory infections last winter, analysis finds Adults aged 30 to 39 years had the highest cumulative incidence, with 208 infections per 100 people. CIDRAP

A new study based on German data shows that SARS-CoV-2 caused a 21% excess of acute respiratory infections (ARIs) during the winter of 2022-23. The study was published this week in the International Journal of Infectious Diseases and suggests COVID-19 will add a significant burden during cold and flu seasons.

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Serious alcohol-related complications existed early in COVID pandemic--study

Wed, 2024-04-17 10:27 — mike kraft

Study shows increase in serious alcohol-related complications early in pandemic Women aged 40 to 64 years experienced increases of 33.3% to 56.0% in serious alcohol complication episodes in 10 of the 18 months. CIDRAP

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Wind installations reached a new record in 2023 as world ramps up clean energy, report says

Tue, 2024-04-16 19:46 — mike kraft

2023 was a record year for wind installations as world ramps up clean energy, report says The world installed 117 gigawatts of new wind power capacity in 2023, a 50% increase from the year before, making it the best year for new wind projects on record, according to a new report by the industry’s trade association. AP News

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The increase in wind installations “shows that the world is moving in the right direction in combating climate change,” the report said.

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Vaccines: Only One Harm From mRNA COVID Vaccines, Report Determines

Tue, 2024-04-16 19:31 — mike kraft

Only One Harm From mRNA COVID Vaccines, Report Determines Independent reviewers reject causal links to infertility, myocardial infarction, stroke Nicole Lou medpagetoday

Independent reviewers confirmed a causal relationship between the first mRNA COVID-19 vaccines and myocarditis, and also determined that, more broadly, intramuscular shots can cause a series of shoulder injuries.

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